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Fla. Stat. § 902.15 — Undertaking by witness

Current through 2025 Florida Statutes

Part of Chapter 902: Preliminary Hearings, Florida Statutes.

Full text of Fla. Stat. § 902.15

Statutory text current through the 2025 Florida Statutes. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Florida.

Fla. Stat. § 902.15Primary source, current through the 2025 Florida Statutes
When a defendant is held to answer on a charge for a crime punishable by death or life imprisonment, the trial court judge at the preliminary hearing may require each material witness to enter into a written recognizance to appear at the trial or forfeit a sum fixed by the trial court judge. Additional security may be required in the discretion of the trial court judge.

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